My Watermelon Pickle Crawl - HOMEGROWN2015-03-31T20:44:22Zhttp://www.homegrown.org/forum/topics/my-watermelon-pickle-crawl?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI used the rind from one larg…tag:www.homegrown.org,2011-09-09:2263119:Comment:1137762011-09-09T22:09:27.062ZSharon Carsonhttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/SharonCarson
I used the rind from one large melon that weighed about 25#:)Sharon <br/><br/><cite>Jerry Peterson said:</cite>
<blockquote><div>Thank you so much Sharon for taking the time and sharing your recipe! One question, though. How much rind for the recipe?</div>
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I used the rind from one large melon that weighed about 25#:)Sharon <br/><br/><cite>Jerry Peterson said:</cite>
<blockquote><div>Thank you so much Sharon for taking the time and sharing your recipe! One question, though. How much rind for the recipe?</div>
</blockquote> Thank you so much Sharon for…tag:www.homegrown.org,2011-09-09:2263119:Comment:1135782011-09-09T18:40:34.470ZJerry Petersonhttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/JerryPeterson
Thank you so much Sharon for taking the time and sharing your recipe! One question, though. How much rind for the recipe?
Thank you so much Sharon for taking the time and sharing your recipe! One question, though. How much rind for the recipe? Sharon Carson said:The dire…tag:www.homegrown.org,2011-09-09:2263119:Comment:1136742011-09-09T18:06:25.220ZJerry Petersonhttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/JerryPeterson
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<cite>Sharon Carson said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.homegrown.org/forum/topics/my-watermelon-pickle-crawl?commentId=2263119%3AComment%3A113544&amp;xg_source=msg_com_forum#2263119Comment113544"><div><p>The directions are similar as the previously posted recipe . It came out of my mothers copy of the Freezing and canning cookbook 1963 printed by the Farm Journal . It suggests cutting out the chunks with a small cookie cutter to make them fancy. ..</p>
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<cite>Sharon Carson said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.homegrown.org/forum/topics/my-watermelon-pickle-crawl?commentId=2263119%3AComment%3A113544&amp;xg_source=msg_com_forum#2263119Comment113544"><div><p>The directions are similar as the previously posted recipe . It came out of my mothers copy of the Freezing and canning cookbook 1963 printed by the Farm Journal . It suggests cutting out the chunks with a small cookie cutter to make them fancy. ..</p>
<p> .one gallon cold water,2 tblsp salt cup vinegar(I used organic apple cidar vinegar),7 cup sugar (I used 4 cups organic cane sugar),1 tblspwhole cloves , 2 sticks organic cinnamin .</p>
<p> Soak overnight in a bine made of the water and salt,</p>
<p> in the morning rinse and soak in ice water an hour.</p>
<p> tie spices in a cheesecloth bag and simmer in the vinergar and sugar to make a syrup.</p>
<p> Simmer the melon in water till tender drain</p>
<p> Add the melon to the hot syrup and gently cook l till translucent .</p>
<p> Pack into small canning jars cover with the hot syrup and seal.</p>
<p> process in a hot water bath 5 minutes. ' ENJOY :)Sharon</p>
<p> By the way, horses love watermelon so If you want to feed some to some horses they would love it. Mine eat the whole thing rind and all!</p>
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</blockquote> The directions are similar as…tag:www.homegrown.org,2011-09-09:2263119:Comment:1135442011-09-09T14:14:05.532ZSharon Carsonhttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/SharonCarson
<p>The directions are similar as the previously posted recipe . It came out of my mothers copy of the Freezing and canning cookbook 1963 printed by the Farm Journal . It suggests cutting out the chunks with a small cookie cutter to make them fancy. ..</p>
<p> .one gallon cold water,2 tblsp salt cup vinegar(I used organic apple cidar vinegar),7 cup sugar (I used 4 cups organic cane sugar),1 tblspwhole cloves , 2 sticks organic cinnamin .</p>
<p> Soak overnight in a bine made of the water…</p>
<p>The directions are similar as the previously posted recipe . It came out of my mothers copy of the Freezing and canning cookbook 1963 printed by the Farm Journal . It suggests cutting out the chunks with a small cookie cutter to make them fancy. ..</p>
<p> .one gallon cold water,2 tblsp salt cup vinegar(I used organic apple cidar vinegar),7 cup sugar (I used 4 cups organic cane sugar),1 tblspwhole cloves , 2 sticks organic cinnamin .</p>
<p> Soak overnight in a bine made of the water and salt,</p>
<p> in the morning rinse and soak in ice water an hour.</p>
<p> tie spices in a cheesecloth bag and simmer in the vinergar and sugar to make a syrup.</p>
<p> Simmer the melon in water till tender drain</p>
<p> Add the melon to the hot syrup and gently cook l till translucent .</p>
<p> Pack into small canning jars cover with the hot syrup and seal.</p>
<p> process in a hot water bath 5 minutes. ' ENJOY :)Sharon</p>
<p> By the way, horses love watermelon so If you want to feed some to some horses they would love it. Mine eat the whole thing rind and all!</p> Sharon,
I don't suppose you h…tag:www.homegrown.org,2011-09-09:2263119:Comment:1135292011-09-09T01:23:18.686ZJerry Petersonhttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/JerryPeterson
<p>Sharon,</p>
<p>I don't suppose you have a specific recipe for your watermelon pickles that you would be willing to share. I agree with the farmer you chatted with and would like a recipe that isn't overly sweet. Watermelons are lining two walls in my dining room and I need to deal with them probably sooner than later :) </p>
<p>Sharon,</p>
<p>I don't suppose you have a specific recipe for your watermelon pickles that you would be willing to share. I agree with the farmer you chatted with and would like a recipe that isn't overly sweet. Watermelons are lining two walls in my dining room and I need to deal with them probably sooner than later :) </p> I made watermelon rind pickle…tag:www.homegrown.org,2011-09-08:2263119:Comment:1134432011-09-08T20:56:09.486ZSharon Carsonhttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/SharonCarson
I made watermelon rind pickles using organic sugar organic apple cider vinerag organic cinnamin and wh0le cloves . The melons were a rare yellow moon and stars melon that I sell the seeds from. The pulp was used in fruit salad so everything was used . I went to the farmers market and gave each of the farmers a jar . one farmer said he relly liked them because they were not as sweet as the ones you usually get . I used the leftover brine to pickle some figs.We made watermelon rind pickles when…
I made watermelon rind pickles using organic sugar organic apple cider vinerag organic cinnamin and wh0le cloves . The melons were a rare yellow moon and stars melon that I sell the seeds from. The pulp was used in fruit salad so everything was used . I went to the farmers market and gave each of the farmers a jar . one farmer said he relly liked them because they were not as sweet as the ones you usually get . I used the leftover brine to pickle some figs.We made watermelon rind pickles when I was a kid . They are excellent chopped fine and mixed with mayonaise to make tarter sauce for seafood or used in a barbeque sauce. :)Sharon p.s. here is a photo
tag:www.homegrown.org,2010-09-22:2263119:Comment:473972010-09-22T19:16:14.922ZAliza Esshttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/AlizaEss
p.s. here is a photo<br />
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p.s. here is a photo<br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/kXeo3XMXN*MjifO5uwMbvhbFlBdEITBC2zqSZAUeW7vFPagWp9DHlLcBy3UAl2FAS0mdt6DOwrPu3ZD-rDLapfYlLRPbSrVe/watermelonsmall.jpg" alt=""/></p> I modify the Ball Blue Book r…tag:www.homegrown.org,2010-09-22:2263119:Comment:473942010-09-22T19:15:23.052ZAliza Esshttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/AlizaEss
I modify the Ball Blue Book recipe using the same amount of vinegar and sugar, but instead of cinnamon and cloves I add slices of fresh ginger. I also put some yellow and black mustard seeds and peppercorns in the jar to add decoration and maybe a tiny bit of flavor. They are a huge hit!<br />
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You could even experiment with rice vinegar and apple cider vinegar to add another layer of sweet-tart flavor.
I modify the Ball Blue Book recipe using the same amount of vinegar and sugar, but instead of cinnamon and cloves I add slices of fresh ginger. I also put some yellow and black mustard seeds and peppercorns in the jar to add decoration and maybe a tiny bit of flavor. They are a huge hit!<br />
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You could even experiment with rice vinegar and apple cider vinegar to add another layer of sweet-tart flavor. They look great. Let us know…tag:www.homegrown.org,2010-09-17:2263119:Comment:470352010-09-17T00:32:33.441ZOmega Farmshttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/OmegaFarms
They look great. Let us know how you like them.
They look great. Let us know how you like them. the garden watermelons keep c…tag:www.homegrown.org,2010-09-16:2263119:Comment:470152010-09-16T19:59:43.261ZChrista Nelsonhttp://www.homegrown.org/profile/ChristaNelson
the garden watermelons keep coming, so i thought i'd finally give this a try.......i used the recipe that i posted previously.......i've never had them before, so i don't have anything to compare them with, but they're good--tart, sweet, and spiced<br />
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the garden watermelons keep coming, so i thought i'd finally give this a try.......i used the recipe that i posted previously.......i've never had them before, so i don't have anything to compare them with, but they're good--tart, sweet, and spiced<br />
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